After swallowing my anger and taking the blame, I became the lucky little queen

"But now the whole city is closed, no one is allowed to go in or out, and my brother is locked up in the dungeon, how can he pass on the message?"

Xiao Yunzheng traveled around and settled down temporarily in Liangcheng more than a month ago. Then one day, the whole city was under martial law and no one was allowed to go out or come in, so she was trapped.

At that time, she couldn't understand why the Northern Wei army couldn't even get past his elder brother, so how could it threaten Liangcheng? Something must be wrong when things are abnormal. Now she knows that it was because Qin Zehai hid 50,000 soldiers in Liangcheng.

Thinking about it now, Xiao Yunzheng still feels very angry. If it weren't for Qin Zehai, she would have gone to the Xisu grassland to ride a horse long ago.

Thinking back to the present, she muttered again: "Besides, he is not Qin Zehai's man, how could he know what Qin Zehai's next plan is?"

Liu Luyan thought about it seriously and made a prediction: "If Qin Zehai lets him be a military advisor, there is still a chance."

"Then..." Xiao Yunzheng stared at him, suddenly realized something, and asked hesitantly: "Did he ask you to help spread the message?"

Liu Luyan nodded, looking worried, "Qin Zehai is watching me closely, I can't find a chance to deliver the letter."

Xiao Yunzheng smiled, very proudly, and said mysteriously: "I have a way."

She lowered her voice and said, "I know an old man who is responsible for transporting food from outside the city into Liangcheng. He is the only one who can leave the city, and the guards are not on guard against him, so he can be asked to deliver the letter."

"Old man?" Liu Luyan hesitated, "Is he reliable?"

"It has to be reliable. The fat guy I just beat downstairs has bullied the old man's daughter several times. I warned him but he didn't listen. After this beating, he won't dare to do it again."

"I know the old man's family. After he leaves the city, I can ask him to hire a courier to deliver the letter to Shengjing. There will be no problem." Xiao Yunzheng promised solemnly.

Liu Luyan gave her the letter. He had originally planned to leave the city himself after escaping the situation. But now, through Xiao Yunzheng and asking the old man for help, the risk of being discovered was greatly reduced.

Liu Luyan told Xiao Yunzheng to keep a low profile and not let Qin Zehai find out that she was in Liangcheng, otherwise her life might be in danger.

Her elder brother has been locked up, so Xiao Yunzheng naturally knows the seriousness of the matter. In order to spread the news, she will protect herself.

Liu Luyan climbed out of the window, climbed onto the roof, jumped to the backyard of the restaurant, and returned to the street as if nothing had happened.

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Ever since the emperor fainted once, Li Zhongyi no longer let him read memorials all day long. He would let him rest at a certain time, and Concubine Ning would send him nourishing soup every now and then.

But there was a war going on in the north, so how could he stay at ease? A few days ago, the front line sent battle reports back to the capital, saying that the Northern Wei army had captured three cities in a row and was unstoppable. They were about to reach the outskirts of Qingshan City. Fortunately, they were heading straight for Shengjing. Every time they captured a city, they left a small number of people to guard the city and then rushed to the next one.

There was no massacre in the city, which was a good thing for the people.

There is also Qin Zehai, a time bomb in Liangcheng. Now that Xiao Jianting has fallen into his hands, no one knows what the situation will be like.

The emperor had too many worries and his illness recurred and he never recovered.

In mid-August, the weather in early autumn was the most pleasant. The emperor sat in the airtight Hall of Mental Cultivation to read memorials. He was wearing a thin blanket, with a cup of hot tea and a bowl of ginseng soup at his sides. Li Zhongquan stood beside him. The quiet hall was occasionally filled with the sound of flipping papers and suppressed coughs.

"Your Majesty, why don't you take a break?" Li Zhongquan couldn't bear it when he saw that the emperor's face was really ugly.

The emperor raised his hand to indicate that it was not necessary.

"I've slept too much and my body has become heavier. I'll find something to do so that at least I can stay awake. Once I fall asleep, I feel muddled." He let out a breath. He really didn't like that feeling.

Li Zhongquan stopped persuading him and just reminded him to drink the ginseng soup that Concubine Ning had sent him a quarter of an hour ago while it was still hot.

The emperor responded, but did not drink. Instead, he started writing a letter.

According to the Northern Wei army's plan, they will arrive outside Qingshan City soon, take a break, and then start attacking the city. By then, the 20,000 Shanglin troops hiding in the city will no longer be able to hide, so they have to make plans early.

Write a letter to Qin Junyu, asking him to set off immediately and rush to the vicinity of Liangcheng to trap Qin Zehai and prevent him from colluding with the Northern Wei from inside and outside, and then let General Xiao confront the Northern Wei head-on.

The emperor wrote and paused, and finally finished writing a letter.

Just as he was about to ask Li Zhongquan to send someone to deliver the letter, the eunuch came in and said that the Queen wanted to see her.

The emperor's sickly face suddenly darkened, and a mocking smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He had been ill for so many days, but the queen had never shown up in person except for sending people to express her condolences. The concubines in the harem were dissatisfied and accused her of not fulfilling her responsibilities, but she continued to do as she pleased.

However, the emperor was considerate of her. After all, Qin Zehai had been in Liangcheng for nearly a month, and no letter had ever been sent back. She was worried and uneasy, so how could she care about anyone else?

The emperor put the letter into an envelope and handed it back to Li Zhongquan, "You must deliver it to the crown prince today."

Li Zhongquan understood, put it into his sleeve, responded and left.

"Let her in." This was said to the eunuch who was in charge of communicating.

When the queen came in, she happened to pass by Li Zhongquan who was leaving, and the queen stared at him closely.

Li Zhongquan greeted the queen respectfully with a normal expression. The queen could not tell anything and let him go.

In the huge Hall of Mental Cultivation, there were only the emperor and the empress.

"Your Highness." The Queen bowed.

The emperor looked at her quietly for a long time before he said, "Get up. There are no outsiders here, so the queen doesn't need to be polite."

The queen stood up and met the emperor's eyes the moment she looked up. She suddenly felt that the person in front of her was very strange. She had never seen such an expression on the emperor's face before.

Explore, observe, be cautious, be suspicious...

The queen had felt guilty about what she had done to him, and whenever there was any sign of trouble, she would think of herself, and her spine would become stiff and her limbs would become cold.

The emperor's expression soon returned to normal and he lowered his head to continue reading his memorials. He had been ill for so many days and some of the memorials had been placed on the dragon desk three days ago, but he had not had time to read them.

Most of the memorials were about war, either asking the court to send troops for support or asking him to prepare for the migration to the south. The emperor became annoyed when he read them, and his review speed became even slower.

Seeing that the queen just stood there without saying anything, the emperor had to ask, "What's the matter, Queen?"

The queen clenched her handkerchief and forced a stiff smile, "Tian'er said he missed his father, so I came to see the emperor."

The emperor's face was as gloomy as water. "I have been very busy recently and have not visited him for a long time. Thank you for your concern. I will go and talk to him when I am free."

When mentioning Qin Fengtian, the emperor would think of the queen's betrayal of him. Qin Fengtian is actually Qin Zehai's son, which makes him very depressed.

However, Qin Fengtian became a fool and understood nothing. The emperor had no other emotions towards him but hated the queen and Qin Zehai.